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2020 GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS – ENDURANCE CUP SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS & APPENDIX 1 TO THE SPORTING REGULATIONS TOTAL 24 HOURS OF SPA 2020 CIRCUIT OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS 20/10/2020 – 25/10/2020 (available on the website www.Total24hours.com). SCHEDULE The official timetable for the event will be signed by the Stewards of the Meeting and will be the only valid version. CHAPTER I – GENERAL INFORMATION ART. 1 – INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EVENT 1.1. Official Name of the Event “TOTAL 24 Hours of SPA” 1.2. Honour Committee François CORNELIS Roland BRUYNSERAEDE Frédéric MAEYENS Philippe SPEECKAERT President of Honour: Baron de FIERLANT DORMER † 1.3. Organising Committee Stéphane RATEL Patricia KIEFER Laurent GAUDIN Olivier DEVOS 1.4. RACB Sport Presidents: Yves BACQUELAINE Roland BRUYNSERAEDE General Director of RACB Sport: Xavier SCHENE 1.5. Promoter of the GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS President: Stéphane RATEL General Manager: Laurent GAUDIN COO: Patricia KIEFER 1.6 Sporting Board for the Event Richard NORBURY (Lic. MSA 60288) Alain ADAM (Lic. RACB 1632) Laurent GAUDIN (Lic. RACB 3488) Claude SURMONT (Lic. RACB 2774) Jacquie GROOM (Lic. RACB 3057) Xavier SCHENE (Lic. RACB 2731) 1.7 Covid-19 Protocol All concerned with the Event must follow the SRO Covid-19 Safety Protocol at all times and obey the instructions given at the Event. Any infractions may be reported to the Stewards. 1.8 Timing Due to the move to winter time at 03:00 on Sunday October, 25th, the timekeeping for the Total 24 Hours of Spa race will take place according to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). All times from the starting procedure onwards will be given in UTC. ART. 2 – PRINCIPAL OFFICIALS 2.1. Officials 1. Stewards of the 24 Hours: Unit 1 – 1st floor – room 123 – Office of the Panel of Stewards Chairman Yves BACQUELAINE (RACB 0001) International Steward Richard NORBURY (MSUK 60288) International Steward George ANDREEV (RAF A20-107BK) International Steward Alessandro TIBILETTI (ACI 48825) National Steward Joost DEMEESTERE (RACB 0118) National Steward François DUMONT (RACB 1577) Driver Advisor to the Stewards Guy CLAIRAY (RACB 3592) Secretary to the Stewards Murielle POUPIER (RACB 3515) Assistant Aurore LUMAYE (RACB 3414) Sporting Secretary in charge of communication Murielle POUPIER (RACB 3515) The Stewards will work in rotating panels of three Stewards during the Event. Only three Stewards will be on duty at any time and decisions will be signed by these three Stewards; a signature from any single Steward is sufficient for a summons. 2. Race Director: Unit 1 – 1st floor – room 113 – Office of the Race Director Race Director: Alain ADAM (RACB 1632) Deputy Race Director Joel DOVALE (FFSA 7681) Deputy Race Director Peter ROBERTS (MS UK 140949) Race Control Philippe GODET (RACB 2411) Jean-Yves MUNSTERS (RACB 1705) Pascal VANHULLEBUSCH (RACB 2681) Assistant Race Director Steve BURNS (MS UK 85348) Assistant Race Director William WATTE (RACB 2651) Assistant to the Race Director Abi HAY (RACB 3839) Sporting Director Jacquie GROOM (RACB 3057) Pit Lane Supervisor Ghislain VERRIEST (RACB 3021) Pit Lane Thierry LACOURT (RACB 3313) Pit Lane Jean-Marie BEAULOYE (RACB 3325) Pit Lane Eric GILSON (RACB 2751) Pit Lane / Pre Grid Officer Kathy GALL (TBC) Pit Lane / Pre Grid Officer Tara ORAM (TBC) 3. Clerk of the Course: Unit 1 – 1st floor – room 121 - Office of the Clerk of the Course Clerk of the Course: Philippe GODET (RACB 2411) 4. Secretariat of the Meeting: Unit 1 – room 119 – 1st floor – Office of the Secretary of the Meeting Secretary of the Meeting: Robby WUYTS (RACB 2553) 5. Technical Commission: F1 Paddock – FIA Unit – FOM – Box 1&2 Technical Director Claude SURMONT (RACB 2774) Technical Delegate Alain MARQUET (RACB 2265) Chief Scrutineer Adriano D’ANIELLO (RACB 3341) Chief National Scrutineer: Lucas BOEVER (RACB 3884) 6. Medical Service: Surgical Unit – Blanchimont Delegate: Dr. Christian WAHLEN (RACB 1047) Delegate: Dr. Koen ENGELBORGHS (RACB 3873) Series Medical Delegate: Dr. Giancarlo RAFFERMI (RACB 4044) 7. Office of the Track Marshals: Endurance building – 1st floor Chief Track Marshal: Jean-François THIRY (RACB 3836) Deputy: Benoît LEJEUNE (RACB 3290) 8. Pit Marshal’s Office: Uniroyal Tower – Ground Floor – ‘Pit Lane’-side Chief Pit Marshal: Jean-Marie BROHEE (RACB 2964) 9. Safety Direction: F1 Paddock – Unit 1 – 1st floor – Race Control Delegate: Sven LEUFGEN (RACB 3842) 10. Competitor Relations Office: F1 Paddock – Unit 1 – 1st floor – Office 115 Team Relations Manager Sophie PEYRAT (RACB 3487) 11. Press Room: Paddock F1 – Unit 3 – 1st floor – Office 133 Press Delegate / PR / Communications Adelheid TERRYN (RACB 3376) 12. Timekeeping: Paddock F1 – Unit 1 – 1st floor – Office 120 Chief Timekeeper Steffen RUHL (DMSB SPA1144260) Chief Timekeeper Daniel SCHULZE (RACB 3722) 13. Safety Car Drivers & Co-Drivers : F1 Paddock – Unit 1 – 1st floor – Office 136 Safety Car Drivers Jérôme DOVALE (FFSA 46401) Matteo MILANI (ACI 354405) Christophe HAMON (FFSA 161964) Safety Car Co-drivers Théo SURSON (RACB 908017) Alexandre MAGIS (RACB 3206) Steve HOOREMAN (FFSA 902063) ART. 3 – FINES, PROTESTS & APPEALS See Article 18 of the Sporting Regulations of the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS 3.1. Fines To be paid to the SRO Motorsports Group Fund 3.2. Protest Fees The amount of the Protest Fee, fixed by the ASN, is € 500.00 (payable in cash). 3.2. National Appeal Fee The amount of the National Appeal Fee, fixed by the ASN, is € 2,000.00 (payable in cash). 3.3 International Appeal Fee The amount of the International Appeal Fee is €6,000.00, payable to the FIA through the competitor’s ASN CHAPTER II – GENERAL CONDITIONS ART. 1 – SPECIFIC SPORTING REGULATIONS 1.1 All Sporting Notes, Bulletins and Clarifications issued by the Stewards or the Sporting Board during the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS will apply unless otherwise notified. ART. 2 – ADVERTISING – RACE NUMBERS – ADVERTISING IMPOSED BY THE ORGANISER 2.1. Livery and Advertising Each car will adhere to the specific information for the Total 24 Hours of Spa included in the Graphical Charter given in Appendix 3 to the 2020 Sporting Regulations, as well as to any amendments given in these Supplementary Regulations. Any car or driver failing to abide by this Charter will be summoned to the Stewards and a fine or other suitable penalty may be imposed in accordance with article 16.4 of the 2020 Sporting Regulations. 2.2 All cars must have all stickers in place, in accordance with article 2.1 above, from the start of the first track activity session onwards (including the Int GTC Paid test and Bronze Test). Any car failing to be in conformity will be reported to the Stewards who may impose a fine. ART. 3 – GENERAL SAFETY DISCIPLINE 3.1. In addition to the two fire extinguishers provided by the Organiser (Article 33.7) of the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sporting Regulations, each team must provide, for each entered car, two supplementary fire extinguishers with a weight of minimum 6KG each. 3.2. No one under the age of 18 years old may use the following vehicles: two-wheeled, three-wheeled, or four- wheeled vehicles, similar to motorcycles. Persons over 18 years old must be in possession of a “Moto Pass”. In all circumstances, these vehicles are strictly limited at all times to the “Paddock” enclosures, to the Paddock / Driver Parking route and to the Paddock / Refuelling route. In the case of a breach of this rule, the vehicle will be impounded until 25/10/20 at 18h00. Any team contravening this rule will be summoned to the Stewards of the Meeting who will determine the penalty that will be given. 3.3. Use of radio communication equipment: The frequency band between 146 MHz and 174 MHz is reserved for the Organisers of the event, for obvious safety reasons. Any use of equipment operating in this frequency band, within Francorchamps, must be authorised beforehand by the Organiser and must satisfy the requirements of the Belgian law in this field. Any competitor or team wishing to use radio apparatus other than CB (27 MHz), to establish communication between the pits and the competing cars, is obliged to submit its application to the IBPT. See documents in Appendix 2. 3.4. Use of drones: The use of drones or similar remote controlled equipment is strictly forbidden at the Spa Francorchamps circuit except with specific permission from the Organiser, which will only be given with the prior authorisation of the Police and the Mayor. Any such authorisation will be subject to prior approval from the DGTA (Direction Générale des Transports Aériens (Directorate General of Air Transport; Belgium) Any person or persons found to be carrying, supplying or operating such equipment on the site without prior permission will be reported to the Stewards of the Meeting and may also be reported to the Security personnel. Equipment will be confiscated. ART. 4 – GENERAL REGULATIONS REGARDING THE PIT BOXES, PIT LANE, FUEL, REFUELLING AND REPAIRS. 4.1. Garages Set-up and dismantling deadlines can be found under Art. 4.6 of these Supplementary Regulations. Awnings will not be accepted behind the garages in the F1 paddock, except with specific permission from SRO Motorsports Group. Teams in the F1 pitlane are reminded that in accordance with article 34.9 of the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS sporting regulations, the doors on the pit lane side must remain open during the sessions of the support races and Teams must keep the pit lane clear during the support race sessions. However, please note the clarification in Sporting Note 5, which states that while Covid-19 Protocols are in operation, teams must place a Tensa barrier at approximately one metre within the garage, to allow support race personnel to shelter or to escape from eventual hazards in the pit lane.